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The universal style Defense Plant ID in Germany during the Third Reich was the patented Rahmenausweis or metal-framed identity document. The outer frame of these Nazi IDs is a single piece of thin blued sheet steel, embossed with outlines to make it rigid, which when folded top to bottom and crimped at each side results in an approximately 3 x 4 inch (78 x 100 mm) rectangle containing three open panels. There are two panels on the front side and a single large panel on the back. As supplied by the manufacturer, the frames were stamped below the small panel on the right side with the words “2 D.R.P. AUSLANDSPAT.” This stands for Deutsches Reich Patent Auslandspatent which translates to “Patented in Germany and Abroad.”
Few collectors have ever seen one of these German World War II high security identity documents and fewer yet have even the slightest idea about what they are or what they were for. During World War II defense industry workers in Germany, like their counterparts in America (see the Black Hills Ordnance Depot ID), were issued fairly complex, non-transferable, hard to alter Identity Documents (IDs) that were effective in controlling access to facilities that conducted research or manufactured weapons, aircraft, vehicles, strategic products, war materiel or components.
The first rare original Rahmenausweis ID we offer for sale here is number 5583 for Richard Schiroki, born 21 October 1903, who worked at Oberhütten Vereinigte Oberschlesische Hüttenwerk AG, at Friedenshütte, Germany. The Ausweis shown left was issued on 1 October 1943. The ID bears a photo of Schiroki and he signed the right side of the Ausweis below the photo. Precisely what Richard Schiroki did at the famous mining works is not mentioned on the ID for security purposes.
Most IDs of this type, including this one, contain backside information that often translates roughly as follows:
PLEASE NOTE!
1. This ID is non-transferable.
2. This ID must be shown when entering and exiting the factory.
3. This ID must be carried on the person of the subject at all times while on the job.
4. If this ID is lost, the subject must report the loss at once to the ID office.
5. You must surrender this ID immediately when your employment is terminated.
This rare identity document is in very good original condition and GUARANTEED to be absolutely authentic unaltered Third Reich material.
is offered for sale for $395.00 delivered worldwide. |
The second rare Rahmenausweis ID we offer for sale (left) is number Ni 2 866* for Karl Freynschlag, born 27 December 1902, who worked at Nibelungenwerk G.m.b.H. in St. Valentin, Germany. The Nibelungenwerk was a factory that manufactured Tiger tanks! The Ausweis was issued on 22 January 1943. The front side of this ID bears a photo of Freynschlag. He signed the left side of the Ausweis. Precisely what Karl Freynschlag did at the famous tank factory is not mentioned.
The information on on the back of this ID translates roughly as follows:
PLEASE NOTE!
This ID allows the owner to enter only the Nibelungenwerk factory. It must be carried on the person of the subject at all times while on the job. You must surrender this ID immediately when your employment is terminated or when going on vacation. it is non-transferable. If this ID is lost, the subject must report the loss at once to the ID office.
PLEASE NOTE!
This ID allows the owner to enter only the Nibelungenwerk factory. It must be carried on the person of the subject at all times while on the job. You must surrender this ID immediately when your employment is terminated or when going on vacation. it is non-transferable. If this ID is lost, the subject must report the loss at once to the ID office.
This is one of the rarest Third Reich identity documents available anywhere. We have never seen another nor have we met another collector who had ever seen a Nibelungenwerk Rahmenausweis.
It is in very good original condition and GUARANTEED to be absolutely authentic unaltered Third Reich material of the rarest kind. It is from the collection of Josephine & Ray Cowdery, authors of the full-color Third Reich identity document guidebook, “Papers Please!”
is offered for sale for $895.00 delivered worldwide. |
The third Rahmenausweis ID we offer for sale here is number 591 for Friedrich Reppin, born 22 August 1903, who worked at Gebrüder Sachsenberg AG of Roßlau, a ship manufacturer and repair works for aircraft during the Third Reich. The Ausweis was issued on 5 May 1939 and was valid at the Gebrüder Sachsenberg plants and their subsidiaries. The ID bears a photo of Reppin and he signed the right side of the Ausweis below the photo. Precisely what Friedrich Reppin did at Gebrüder Sachsenberg AG is not mentioned on the ID for security purposes.
German Wikipedia states that the Gebrüder Sachsenberg AG company employed many concentration camp prisoners during the Third Reich.
The back side of this Nazi defense ID also has the information shown above. It is in very good original condition but some of the protective plastic sheeting has been replaced.
The back side of this Nazi defense ID also has the information shown above. It is in very good original condition but some of the protective plastic sheeting has been replaced.
RARE NAZI DEFENSE PLANT RAHMENAUSWEISE
ORIGINAL THIRD REICH HIGH-SECURITY METAL-CASED NAZI DEFENSE INDUSTRY IDENTITY DOCUMENTS
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